State Road 61 is a 64-mile (103 km) north–south route that runs through portions of three counties in the southwest part of the U.S. State of Indiana.
 State Road 61 | ||||
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 SR 61 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by INDOT | ||||
| Length | 65.182 mi[1] (104.900 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1926[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 66 near Newburgh | |||
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| North end | Wabash Avenue in Vincennes | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Indiana | |||
| Counties | Knox, Pike, Warrick | |||
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Route description
editSR 61 begins at State Road 66 east of Newburgh near the Ohio River. From there it runs north toward Boonville where it is concurrent with State Road 62. After Boonville SR 61 heads north towards Petersburg, passing through Lynnville where SR 61 has an interchange with Interstate 64. After I-64, SR 61 heads northeast on its way to Petersburg. South of Petersburg, SR 61 has an interchange with Interstate 69. In Petersburg SR 61 is concurrent with State Road 56 and meets State Road 57. After Petersburg SR 61 heads toward Vincennes, passing through Monroe City where SR 61 and State Road 241 are concurrent. After Monroe City SR 61 heads northwest. Then SR 61 enters Vincennes, on Wabash Ave., Clair Street, and 6th Street. The northern terminus of SR 61 is at an interchange with U.S. Route 41, U.S. Route 50, and U.S. Route 150 on the northeast side of Vincennes.[3]
History
editBetween 1917 and 1926 SR 61 was an unnumbered road, and the SR 61 number was not given to any route. This is due to Indiana going from to SR 1 to SR 55. In 1926 Indiana Signed the route as SR 61. In Vincennes SR 61 ended at the old Route of US 41 (6th Street).
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Warrick | Anderson Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 66 – Evansville, Tell City | Southern terminus of SR 61 |
| Boonville | 8.819 | 14.193 |   SR 62 west – Evansville | Western end of SR 62 concurrency | |
| 9.512 | 15.308 |  SR 62 east – Dale | Eastern end of SR 62 concurrency | ||
| Lynnville | 19.779– 19.890 | 31.831– 32.010 |  I-64 - St. Louis, Louisville | Exit number 39 on I-64 | |
| 20.070 | 32.300 |  SR 68 – New Harmony, Dale | |||
| Pike | Patoka Township | 32.268 | 51.930 |  SR 64 – Oakland City, Huntingburg | |
| 33.762 | 54.335 |  SR 364 east | Western terminus of SR 364 | ||
| Washington Township | 40.324 | 64.895 |  SR 56 east – Jasper | Southern end of SR 56 concurrency | |
| Petersburg | 41.714– 41.900 | 67.132– 67.432 |  I-69 – Evansville, Indianapolis | ||
| 44.848 | 72.176 |  SR 56 west / SR 57 – Princeton, Oakland City, Washington | Northern end of SR 56 concurrency | ||
| Knox | Monroe City | 56.368 | 90.716 |   SR 241 north | Eastern end of SR 241 concurrency |
| 56.819 | 91.441 |  SR 241 south | Western end of SR 241 concurrency | ||
| Vincennes | 65.182 | 104.900 | Wabash Avenue | Northern terminus of SR 61 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Indiana Department of Transportation (July 2016). Reference Post Book (PDF). Indianapolis: Indiana Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "Road Numbers to Be Changed". The Hancock-Democrat. The Indianapolis News. September 30, 1926. Retrieved June 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "overview map of SR 61" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
